Framed pantry ware



1965 A. E. GARNER 3,216,506

FRAMED PANTRY WARE Filed Feb. 4, 1963 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. E. GARNER A L. I

g 46 BY ATTORNEY A. E. GARNER Nov. 9, 1965 FRAMED PANTRY WARE 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 4, 1963 INVENTOR. ABEL E. GARNER ATTORNEYUnited States Patent ice 3,216,696 FRAME-l) PANTRY WARE Abel E. Garner,New York, N.Y., assignor to Garner & C0,, inn, New Yorir, NY. Filed Feb.4, 1963, Ser. No. 256,073 8 Claims. ((11. 229-4) This invention relatesgenerally to framed kitchenware or pantry ware and more particularly toframed all-metal containers for food, wrapping paper and the like and toall-metal garbage disposal cans.

A principal object of the present invention is to pro vide a framedsquare or perpendicular-shaped article of kitchenware provided with anattractive front adapter frame having miter joints and inwardly slopingfront wall flanges enhancing the beauty of the container.

A specific object, according to one form of the invention, is to providea framed all-metal container for holding rolls of wrapping paper ofvarious diameters with means for cutting the paper in desired lengthsand with an attractive finishing-off and supporting front frame.

Another specific object according to another form of the invention is toprovide an all-metal bread and cake box with an attractive finishing-offand adapter front frame.

Still another specific object according to still another modified formof the invention is to provide an all-metal step-on garbage disposal canwith an attractive finishingotf and adapter front frame.

Broadly, the invention comprises an allmetal structure having top,bottom, side and rear walls and with a front enclosure bounded by afinishing-off and supporting metal frame having miter joints and havinginwardly sloping flanges.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a framed wrapping paper containerembodying the invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 22 of FIG. 1, onan enlarged scale.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 33 of FIG. 2, onan enlarged scale.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 2 on a larger scale, partsbeing broken away and parts being omitted.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged rear perspective View of the front adapter frameof FIG. 1, parts being broken away.

FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of a bread and cake box with a modifiedform of the invention applied thereto.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of FIG. 6 onan enlarged scale, the door being shown partly open in dot-dash lines.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 88 ofFIG. 6.

FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 7 of one end of the box, on a largerscale, parts being shown broken away.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged front perspective view of the enveloping frontframe of FIG. 6, parts being broken away.

Referring in detail to the drawings, in FIG. 1 there is shown a framedwrapping paper container 10 embodying one form of the invention. Thecontainer 10 has a hollow dilhfih Patented Nov. 9, 1965 rectangular bodywith a top wall 12, a bottom wall 14, rear wall 16 and end walls 18, 18.The front end edges 2:) of the end walls taper downwardly and outwardlythereby providing a tapering front for the container. The front of thebody is open but provided with swingable closure plates including anupper swingable closure plate 22, an intermediate swingable closureplate 24 and a bottom swingable closure plate 26. The plates close thefront of the body. The body with closure plates is formed of sheetmetal, preferably chrome-finished metal. in accordance with theinvention, the front of the body is provided with a finishing-off andadapter frame 30 of similar chrome-finished sheet metal welded to thebody. The frame shown in detail in FIG. 5 is rectangular inconfiguration with elongated pieces 32 constituting the long sidesthereof and with pieces 34 constituting the short ends thereof, joiningsaid pieces 32. The pieces 32 and 34 are substantially channel-shaped incross section, with outer flanges 36 and 38, respectively. Each of theflanges 36 and 38 has a facing flange 40 and an inner flange 42. Theinner flange 42 terminates in a two-ply lip 44 extending at right anglesto the inner flange inwardly toward the center of the body. The body ofeach facing flange 40 is slanted inwardly toward the rear wall 16 of thebody, and its end edges are cut at a slant. The inner flanges 42 areslit across at their ends, the slits forming a continuation of theslanting cuts of the facing flanges. The slanted end edges of the facingflanges 40 are placed in abutment thereby forming miter joints 46 at thecorners. The free inner end of each of the outer flanges 3e and 38 isturned over upon itself forming an overlapped end edge 48. The top andbottom Walls 12 and 14, respectively, are each formed with an inwardlyand radially extending flange 59 along the front end edges thereof. Theside walls 18, 18 are similarly formed with inwardly and radiallyextending flanges 52 along the front end edges thereof. The top piece 32and side pieces 34, 34 are integrally formed providing an invertedU-shaped unit, with the bottom piece 32 forming a separate unit fastenedto the side pieces 34, 34 by means of lugs 39 formed integrally on thebottom of the side pieces 34-, 34 and bent inwardly toward the center ofthe body of the frame. The ends of the bottom piece 32 overlap the lugs39 and are welded thereto thereby providing a one-piece unitary frame 3%as shown in FIG. 5.

At the ends of the top closure plate 22 along the top edge thereof thematerial of the plate is enlarged and looped around forming a tubularstub shaft 54 extending beyond the ends of the plate. The intermediateclosure plate 24 is similarly formed with a tubular stub shaft 56 andthe bottom closure plate 26 with a tubular stub shaft 58. The free endsof the stub shafts are journalled in socketed openings 68 formed in theinwardly extending flanges 42 of the side pieces 3'4, 34 whereby theclosure plates are pivotally mounted for swinging movement toward andaway from the body of the container. The bottom long edges of the platesare formed with teeth 62 thereby providing cutting edges, and the platesare formed with elongated ribs 63 and end flanges 65. Rectangular metalshelves 64 are mounted inside the container between the rear wall 16 aninner front lips 44 along the side pieces 34, 34. The shelves haveupstanding flanges 66 along their long edges spot welded to the rearwall and to the front lips. The ends of the shelves terminate short ofthe side walls 18, 18 and are provided with upstanding end flanges 68.The shelves partition the interior of the container into upper,intermediate and bottom compartments 70, 72, 74, respectively. Thebottom wall 14 is formed with outstruck teats 76 for supporting thecontainer off of a supporting surface.

In use, rolls 80 of wrapping paper 82 are placed loosely on the shelves64 in the compartments 70, 72 and 74 with the free ends 84 extendingoutwardly of the compartments exteriorly of the container and underneaththe cutting edges 62 of the closure plates 22, 24 and 26. By merelypulling the free ends manually outwardly and then upwardly across thecutting edges a desired length of paper may be readily cut off of theroll.

In FIGS. 6 to 10, inclusive, the improved front finishing-off andadapter frame 30 is shown forming part of a container in the form of abread and cake box 10'. The box 10' has a chrome-finished sheet metalrectangularshaped body including a top wall 12, a bottom wall 14 rearwall 16' and end walls 18, 18. The front of the body is open.

The frame 30 is mounted on the front edges of the walls 12', 14' and18', 18', similarly to the mounting of the frame 30 on the walls 12, 14and 18, 18 of the container 10 shown in FIG. 1 and similarly secured.Similar reference numerals are used to indicate similar parts of theframe 30.

A door 90 is provided for closing the front of the body of the box. Thedoor includes a rectangular-shaped plate 92 of the same material as thebody of the box with a reinforced backing plate 94 of wood. The bottomend of the door as viewed in FIG. 6 is pivotally connected to the sidepieces 34 of the frame adjacent the bottom piece 32 by means of stubshafts 96 secured at one end to the corners of the metal plate 92 andjournalled at the other end in the inwardly extending flanges 42 and theouter flanges 38 of the side pieces 34. A knob 98 secured to the top endof the door serves as a handle.

A removable shelf 100 of chrome-finished sheet metal seated on lugs 102instruck from the material of the side walls 18', 18' partitions theinterior of the box into an upper compartment 104 and a bottomcompartment 106 for housing and supporting bread or cake. Vent holes 108are formed in the side walls 18, 18' to ventilate the interior of thebox. 'Ieats 76' pressed out of the material of the bottom wall 14'support the box off of a supporting surface.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent 1. In a metal kitchen or pantrycontainer, a hollow noncircular body with side and rear walls and acontinuous adapter frame around the body at the front, said frame havinga continuous outer flange disposed parallel with the outer surfaces ofthe body and having a front inwardly sloping continuous flange slopinginwardly from the periphery of said outer flange, said sloping flangesterminating in flanges disposed parallel to said outer flanges, saidterminal flanges continuing into lips disposed perpendicular to theterminal flanges.

2. A hollow metal kitchen container having a noncircular body includinga top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and side walls, said body beingopen at the front, the front end edges of said side walls taperingdownwardly from the top and outwardly, metal pivotable closure platesclosing the open front of the body and a continuous metal adapter frameinterposed between the front end edges of the walls and the closureplates, said frame having a continuous outer flange disposedsubstantially in alignment with the outer surfaces of the body andhaving a continuous front flange sloping inwardly from the periphery ofsaid outer flange.

3. A hollow metal kitchen container having a noncircular body includinga top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and side walls, said body beingopen at the front, the front end edges of said side walls taperingdownwardly from the top and outwardly, metal pivotable closure platesclosing the open front of the body and a continuous metal adapter frameinterposed between the front end edges of the walls and the closureplates, said frame having a continuous outer flange disposedsubstantially in alignment with the outer surfaces of the body andhaving a continuous front flange sloping inwardly from the periphery ofsaid outer flange, said sloping flange terminating in a continuousflange parallel to said outer flange.

4. A hollow metal kitchen container having a noncircular body includinga top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and side walls, said body beingopen at the front, the front end edges of said side walls taperingdownwardly from the top and outwardly, metal pivotable closure platesclosing the open front of the body and a continuous metal adapter frameinterposed between the front end edges of the walls and the closureplates, said frame having a continuous outer flange disposedsubstantially in alignment with the outer surfaces of the body andhaving a continuous front flange sloping inwardly from the periphery ofsaid outer flange, said sloping flange terminating in a continuousflange parallel to said outer flange, said terminal flange continuinginto lips disposed perpendicularly to the terminal flange.

5. A hollow metal kitchen container having a noncircular body includinga top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and side walls, said body beingopen at the front, the front end edges of said side Walls taperingdownwardly from the top and outwardly, metal pivotable closure platesclosing the open front of the body and a continuous metal adapter frameinterposed between the front end edges of the walls and the closureplates, said frame having a continuous outer flange disposed substantially in alignment wtih the outer surfaces of the body and having acontinuous front flange sloping inwardly from the periphery of saidouter flange, said sloping flange terminating in a continuous flangeparallel to said outer flange, said terminal flange continuing into lipsdisposed perpendicularly to the terminal flange, said sloping flangehaving miter joints at the corners of the body.

6. A hollow metal kitchen container having a noncircular body includinga top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and side walls, said body beingopen at the front, the front end edges of said side walls taperingdownwardly from the top and outwardly, metal pivotable closure platesclosing the open front of the body and a continuous metal adapter frameinterposed between the front end edges of the walls and the closureplates, said frame having a continuous outer flange disposedsubstantially in alignment with the outer surfaces of the body andhaving a continuous front flange sloping inwardly from the periphery ofsaid outer flange, said sloping flange terminating in a continuousflange parallel to said outer flange, said terminal flange continuinginto lips disposed perpendicularly to the terminal flange, said slopingflange having miter joints at the corners of the body, the pivotalmounting of said closure plates including stub shafts carried on theends of said closure plates, said continuous flange parallel to saidouter flange having socketed holes Lherein, the free ends of said stubshafts journalled in said oles.

7. A hollow metal kitchen container having a rectangular-shaped bodyincluding a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and side walls, saidbody being open at the front, a pivotal metal cover plate closing theopen front of the body, and a continuous metal adapter frame secured onthe front end edges of the top, bottom and side walls, said frame havinga continuous outer flange disposed substantially in alignment with theouter surfaces of the top, bottom and side walls, said frame having acontinuous front flange sloping inwardly from the periphery of the outerflange, said sloping flange terminating in a continuous flange parallelto said outer flange, said sloping flange formed Wtih miter joints atthe corners of the body,

said terminal flange continuing into lips disposed perpendicularly tothe terminal flange.

8. A hollow metal kitchen container having a rectangular-shaped bodyincluding a top Wall, a bottom Wall, a rear Wall and side Walls, saidbody being open at the front, a pivotal metal cover plate closing theopen front of the body, and a continuous metal adapter frame secured onthe front end edges of the top, bottom and side walls, said frame havinga continuous outer flange disposed substantially in alignment with theouter surfaces of the top, bottom and side Walls, said frame having acontinuous front flange sloping inwardly from the periphery of the outerflange, said sloping flange terminating in a continuous flange parallelto said outer flange, said sloping flange formed Wtih miter joints atthe corners of the body, said terminal flange continuing into References(lited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 774,041 11/04 Cofiin 22U731,789,087 1/31 Snyder 220l FOREIGN PATENTS 676,912 8/52 Great Britain.

FRANKLIN T. GARRETT, Primary Examiner.

1. IN A METAL KITCHEN OR PANTRY CONTAINER, A HOLLOW NONCIRCULAR BODYWITH SIDE AND REAR WALLS AND A CONTINUOUS ADAPTER FRAME AROUND THE BODYAT THE FRONT, SAID FRAME HAVING A CONTINUOUS OUTER FLANGE DISPOSEDPARALLEL WITH THE OUTER SURFACES OF THE BODY AND HAVING A FRONT INWARDLYSLOPING CONTINUOUS FLANGE SLOPING INWARDLY FROM THE PERIPHERY OF SAIDOUTER FLANGE, SAID SLOPING FLANGES TERMIANTING IN FLANGES DISPOSEDPARALLEL TO SAID OUTER FLANGES, SAID TERMINAL FLANGES CONTINUING INTOLIPS DISPOSED PERPENDICULAR TO THE TERMINAL FLANGES.